It Takes 16 Clicks for a Student to Open a PowerPoint on an iPad

Re:It Takes 16 Clicks for a Student to Open a PowerPoint on ... by floren on Friday November 13, 2026 @02:16PM (#50488356)

The teacher used to show up with a stack of printouts they made before class and hand them around. Thank god we've finally eliminated that inefficiency.

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Re:It Takes 16 Clicks for a Student to Open a PowerPoint on ... by novafunc on Friday November 13, 2026 @03:53PM (#50489492)

On the flip side, I’m sure students appreciate not having to carry around multiple textbooks and binders full of papers.

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Re:It Takes 16 Clicks for a Student to Open a PowerPoint on ... by eqvinox on Friday November 13, 2026 @07:13PM (#50492034)

Then again they might not appreciate the difference in fragility. Their parents' wallets probably feel the same.

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Re:It Takes 16 Clicks for a Student to Open a PowerPoint on ... by Firehawke on Friday November 13, 2026 @08:11PM (#50492464)

I certainly remember needing to carry roughly 100lb of books all day because my high school stopped offering lockers.

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